MARTIN SAMUEL: Heading the ball kills like asbestos does, so why isn’t it banned?

Doctor Hubert Montague Murray was the first significant medical professional to identify a link between asbestos and death. Before the Departmental Committee on Compensation for Industrial Diseases in 1906, Murray, senior physician at Charing Cross Hospital, related the story of a patient who presented in 1899, dying a year later. The man was 33 and … Read more

Takeaway drinks BANNED under second lockdown – as landlords say beer will be tipped down drain

Any beer left in pub cellars when pubs are forced to close for a second lockdown will have to be ‘tipped down the drain’, pub bosses warned, as it emerged restrictions are set to include a ban on selling takeaway pints.   Under the new regulations, which come into effect on Thursday, pubs and bars will … Read more

Stalker banned from going near BBC DJ Gilles Peterson told police ‘I was just on the wrong road’

A stalker banned from going near BBC DJ Giles Peterson told police she was ‘just on the wrong road’ when she was spotted staring at his house.  Sarah Jayne Rook, 43, was given a restraining order against Mr Peterson in June but less than a month later she was spotted ‘loitering’ outside his Stoke Newington … Read more

Jack Dorsey tells Senators Holocaust denial NOT banned on Twitter

Twitter CEO revealed Wednesday that his company’s policy on ‘misinformation’ does not include a ban on Holocaust denial. He faced multiple questions at a hearing Wednesday about the subject while getting grilled by Republican senators, who also pressed him in the hearing a week before the election why some of President Trump‘s comments have received … Read more

Holocaust denial NOT banned on Twitter, Jack Dorsey tells Senators

Twitter CEO revealed Wednesday that his company’s policy on ‘misinformation’ does not include a ban on Holocaust denial. He faced multiple questions at a hearing Wednesday about the subject while getting grilled by Republican senators, who also pressed him in the hearing a week before the election why some of President Trump‘s comments have received … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Large families’ Christmas meetings may be banned

Ministers are prepared to act to stop illegal large family gatherings this Christmas, a Cabinet minister warned today. Environment Secretary George Eustice also said that even festive gatherings that adhere to the Rule of Six could be outlawed if they include people living in different lockdown tiers. His comments came as Boris Johnson was presented … Read more

Bedding, children’s toys and vacuum cleaners… the items Welsh shoppers are BANNED from buying

Step away from the Peppa Pig playset! Scented candles, toys and even poor old Henry the hoover… the everyday items shoppers are BANNED from buying under Welsh government’s crazy Covid rules Welsh First Minister announced on Thursday that shops could only sell ‘essential goods’ amid new lockdown Supermarket and other retailers were forced to block … Read more

Social media menace BANNED from contacting women he doesn’t know on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

Social media menace is BANNED from contacting women he doesn’t know on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Anthony McNulty convicted of string of public order offences against women 30-year-old is serving a four-month sentence over incident at a gym in January Cheshire Police requested CBO as offending had ‘significant impact’ on victims Six-year CBO bans him … Read more

Tyra Banks calls rumors she banned Real Housewives talent from Dancing With The Stars ‘100% untrue’

Tyra Banks says accusations she wants to ban cast members of the Real Housewives franchise from appearing on Dancing With The Stars are ‘100 percent untrue.’  The model’s longtime publicist, Elana Rose of the Rose Group told Page Six: ‘She’s a huge fan of the Housewives and everyone knows Tyra is a businesswoman first.’ ‘As a businesswoman, … Read more

Britain couldn’t eradicate Covid-19 even if it banned ALL international travel

Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it banned all international travel, top experts believe. Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist based at the University of East Anglia, insisted closing the borders would not have stopped the crisis taking hold in the UK. Research suggests the coronavirus was already spreading between Britons before it … Read more